Etheostoma brevirostrum Suttkus & Etnier, 1991
Holiday darter
photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  5.8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Tennessee, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in Ulocentra habitats of bedrock and gravel pool areas in small creeks to moderate-sized rivers. Abundant in cool upland streams, but extends into warm-water habitats in the Conasauga River. Usually associated with lush growths of Podostemum (a river weed), where its green banding provides good camouflage. Observed perched high on bedrock profusions with few river weed growth (Ref. 10294).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 December 2011 (B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v); C1) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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